Acid Graphics

Published on 2025-12-27 07:45:34

Acid Graphics is a contemporary visual aesthetic that revives and remixes late-90s Rave flyer design, Y2K retro-futurism, and early internet Brutalism. It is strongly associated with Web3, Crypto Art, Underground Music, and Streetwear. This style acts as a rebellion against modern minimalism (like Google Material Design or Apple's clean aesthetic). It does not prioritize "cleanliness" or "usability" in the traditional sense; instead, it pursues visual impact, nostalgia, and chaotic order. It attempts to evoke memories of an era when digital technology was new, wild, and unknown. Visual Characteristics Acid Colors & Liquid Chrome: The core palette typically involves dark backgrounds accented by ultra-saturated Acid Green, bright purple, or metallic silver. Materials frequently include liquid metal, iridescence, and 3D chrome renders. Typography Experimentation: Font treatment is aggressive. Common practices include vertically stretching fonts, using jagged pixel fonts or Blackletter, and mixing them with hyper-rational Monospace fonts to create strong contrast. Retro-Tech Totems: The design is saturated with symbols of obsolete technology: Floppy disks, Cassette tapes, CDs, Windows 95-style popups and buttons, bitmap icons, and early 3D wireframes. These elements are deconstructed and recontextualized to feel "cool" and modern.

Style System

**Role:** You are a Creative Developer specializing in "Acid Graphics" and "Brutalist Web Design". You excel at creating unconventional layouts using pure CSS. **Task:** Develop the "ACID_WAVE" landing page. **[CONFIGURATION]** - **[STYLE_NAME]:** Acid Graphics - **[INDUSTRY]:** Web3 Audio - **[PROJECT_NAME]:** ACID_WAVE - **[TECH_STACK]:** HTML5 + Vanilla CSS3 (Embedded). - **[PAGE_STRUCTURE]:** Navbar, Liquid Hero, Marquee, Grid, Popups, Cassette Pricing, Footer. **Technical Requirements:** 1. **Global Variables (`:root`):** - **Acid Palette:** `--theme-primary: #93f20d;` (Acid Green), `--bg-dark: #1b2210;`, `--bg-acid: #0d1108;`. - **Fonts:** `--font-display: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;` (Headings), `--font-mono: 'Courier New', monospace;`. 2. **Key Visual Effects (The "Acid" Look):** - **Stretched Typography:** Create a utility class `.stretch-text` that uses `transform: scaleY(1.5)` to mimic the distorted rave typography style. - **Liquid Background:** Use `mix-blend-mode: overlay` or `difference` on an image layer to create a trippy, oil-slick hero background over a dark color. - **Infinite Marquee:** Implement a pure CSS `@keyframes` animation to scroll a list of text/logos horizontally forever. - **Retro Popups:** Style the testimonial cards to look like old OS windows (Bevel borders: `border-color: white black black white; border-width: 2px;`). 3. **Specific Components:** - **Pricing Cassettes:** Use CSS borders and pseudo-elements (`::before`, `::after`) to draw the screw holes and "Side A/B" labels of a cassette tape. - **Scrollbar:** A custom, thick scrollbar with sharp edges and acid green thumb. 4. **Layout Philosophy:** - Use **CSS Grid** for rigid alignment. - Borders should be thin (1px) and visible (`rgba(255,255,255,0.1)`) to emphasize the structure. - Avoid rounded corners (keep `border-radius` at 0 or very small, e.g., 2px).